Katrin Möbius, Sascha Möbius

Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War (eBook, PDF)

The Psychology of Honour

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The army of Frederick the Great of Prussia is generally known as an efficient fighting machine based on brutal and strict drill procedures that led to broken but fearless soldiers as well as glorious battle victories. In analysing the mentalities of the men who established Prussia's great power status, Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War fundamentally challenges this interpretation.

Drawing on a vast array of primary sources (including the writing of regimental chaplain Küster, who could probably be called the first modern military psychologist) and presenting the first English translation of 12 letters of common Prussian soldiers from the Seven Years' War, this book shows that the soldiers were feeling individuals. They were loving husbands, vulnerable little brothers, deeply religious preachers, and sometimes even bold adventurers. All these individuals, however, were united by one idea which made them fight efficiently: honour.

In Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War, the different elements of the Prussian soldiers' concept of such honour are expertly analysed. The result is a nuanced, sophisticated, and much-needed psychological history of Frederick the Great's army.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350081581
• Artikelnr.: 57805538

Autorenporträt

Katrin Möbius is a historian and Germanist. Her main field is cultural history. She specialises in linguistic, lifeworld and psycho-historic aspects of power structures from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century. Amongst her publications are contributions and articles on military history of the 18th and 19th centuries in Englisch, Spanisch and German journals and anthologies.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Drill on the Job: About a Soldiers' Brain
3. Between 'Emasculating Fear' and 'Heat': Emotions and Psychology in
Combat
4. The Components of Prussian Honour: What Made the Men Fight?
5. Summary
6. Appendix I
7. Appendix II
Glossary
Bibliography
Index